Category: Movie Reviews
Young Adult Makes Mean Magic!
The last time Jason Reitman and Diablo Cody worked together the result was Juno. This time, they’ve produced a much darker, truly twisted minor masterpiece.
Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows – Ritchie’s Second Victorian Romp Darker But Still Fun!
Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows is almost as much fun as it predecessor but it may have been a mistake using Holmes’ greatest foe – Professor James Moriarty [The Napoleon of Crime] – so soon.
Brad Bird Nails Live-Action Debut with Mission: Impossible: Ghost Protocol!
Brad Bird is best known for genre stretching animated films – Iron Giant, The Incredibles, Ratatouille – so it makes perfect sense that he would bring the same panache and wit to his live-action debut. Mission: Impossible: Ghost Protocol is the best film in the series because it cuts all the unnecessary chitchat and focuses […]
The Muppets – It’s Time To Put On A Show! Again!
Once upon a time, The Muppets were a Big Thing. Those days are gone and The Muppet studios are not only in ruins, but a nasty oil baron wants to tear down the building and dig for oil! What are you gonna do? Put on a show, of course!
Cronenberg’s A Dangerous Method Mines The Development of Modern Psychiatry!
Philosophical debate and extramarital affairs make unusual bedfellows in David Cronenberg’s A Dangerous Method, which details the philosophical debate that caused the rift between Sigmund Freud, the father of modern psychiatry, and Carl Jung, the man who took Psychiatry to the next level – and also follows Jung as he becomes involved with one of […]
Hugo – Terrific Story, Terrific 3D!
Martin Scorsese’s first family film is devastatingly good.
Arthur Christmas: No Child Left Behind!
When the newest generation of Santas misses a child on Christmas Eve, it’s up to Santa’s awkward but caring youngest son, Arthur, to deliver that last present to save a little girl’s faith.
Twlight Saga: Breaking Dawn Pt 1. Michelle’s Surprising Review!
Like Crazy – Love Makes You Do The Wacky!
Like Crazy killed on the festival circuit – and a couple nights ago, it effectively killed ninety minutes of my life.
Immortals – Tarsem Messes With Greek Mythology!
Immortals is a big, sprawling movie about ancient wars – the war between the Greek gods and the Titans; the attempt by King Hyperion to conquer Greece, and a second war between gods and titans. It’s an orgy of awesome, bloody action perpetrated by awesome, bloody-minded men.